Wall St. Firms Are Buying Utilities to Tap Into the A.I. Boom

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Wall St. Firms Are Buying Utilities to Tap Into the A.I. Boom

nytimes.com/2025/07/17/business/energy-environment/blackrock-minnesota-power.html

BlackRock, based in New York, has asked regulators to approve a purchase of Minnesota Power, a company that provides power to 150,000 residential and business customers, largely in the northern Minnesota.

This story appeared on nytimes.com, 2025-07-17 09:01:52.